Alycia Pascual-Peña

Alycia Pascual-Peña (born March 19, 1999) is an American actress known for her role in Saved by the Bell.

Alycia Pascual-Peña
Born (1999-03-19) March 19, 1999
NationalityAmerican
EducationMarist College
Years active2010–present
Known forSaved by the Bell

Career

Pascual-Peña began her career as a model, modeling for companies such as Neiman Marcus and JCPenney.[1] In 2011, Pascual-Peña was cast as Clara in the television series Chase.[1] Pascual-Pena attended Marist College, where she majored in communications and political science.[2] In 2020, Pascual-Peña was cast as Aisha Garcia in the Saved by the Bell reboot.[3][4][5][6] Her character was not originally an Afro-Latina character, but was re-written to be Latina after she was overheard speaking Spanish on set.[7]

In 2021, Pascual-Peña played Lucy in the Netflix film Moxie.[8][2]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2021 Moxie Lucy

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Chase Clara Episodes: "Roundup", "Seven Years"
2018 The Plug TT Episode: "Bird Gets A Pass"
2020-2021 Saved by the Bell Aisha Garcia Main role
2022 The Neighborhood Yoli Episodes: "Welcome to the Stakeout", "Welcome to the Quinceañera"

References
  1. Herndon, Ayana (11 November 2020). "Before You See Alycia Pascual-Peña on the Saved by the Bell Reboot, Here's What to Know". PopSugar. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. Gilcrease, Grayson (3 March 2021). "On Our Radar: Alycia Pascual-Peña Has All the Moxie Needed to Make a Change". PopSugar. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. McHenry, Jackson (26 November 2020). "Saved by the Bell's Alycia Pascual-Peña Grew Up on the Original Series". Vulture. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. Cordero, Rosy. "Alycia Pascual-Peña is Saved by the Bell's newest football star — and she's ready to smash the patriarchy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. McNab, Kaitlyn (16 December 2020). ""Saved by the Bell" Star Alycia Pascual-Peña On Afro-Latinx Representation". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. Petski, Denise (27 January 2020). "'Saved By The Bell': Peacock Rounds Out Lead Cast For Upcoming Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. Reindel, Andrea (March 15, 2021). "Who Is Alycia Pascual-Peña? Meet the Afro-Latina Starring in 'Moxie' and 'Saved by the Bell'". Mitu. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. Romero, Ariana. "Sleepover Movies Have Always Had A Giant Blind Spot. Moxie's Alycia Pascual-Peña Is Here To Fix It". Refinery29. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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